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TELL CITY – A new style of police car will be coming to Tell City later this summer. The city’s board of public works and safety voted late last month to purchase a Chevrolet Caprice police-patrol vehicle, a new car Chief Greg Hendershot said is designed exclusively for police use.

Chevrolet produced the Caprice as a passenger car for decades until the 1990s and is reintroducing the model this year as a cruiser.

LEOPOLD – A Perry Central Community School percussion ensemble earned a gold rating at state-level competition Feb. 26 and were only one point from achieving a perfect score, Music Director Rob Cason said.

“The kids did really well,” he said, explaining that three solo performances earned silver ratings from the judges, “but were really close to gold.” The soloists were Samantha Noble on clarinet and Trent Pringle, who performed one solo on timpani and another on marimba.

TELL CITY – Both of the ensembles and four of the five soloists from Tell City Junior-Senior High School who competed in state instrumental-music contests Feb.26 earned gold ratings, Music Director Natasha Edmondson said Tuesday.

Seniors Mary Burst and Laurie Saalman and juniors Jessica Arnold and Chelsea Boyer earned gold as a flute quartet. Arnold, Burst and Saalman earned the top award as a flute trio.

TELL CITY – It’s quarter to seven on Feb. 22. In the Tell City-Perry County Public Library meeting room, it’s still and quiet as a small group of county residents sit across from each other in pairs, chessboards between them.

These players range in ages from old to young, and have met there looking to learn about chess, gain knowledge about strategic moves and, most importantly, just to gather and participate in a game they all enjoy.

The Tell City Wrestling Club’s Tell City Folkstyle Open Tourney drew hundreds of wrestlers and family members Sunday. The local group’s efforts not only help young grapplers show off their skills at home but proceeds of the event support local wrestling programs. More photos can be found in the "multimedia" section of this site. (Photos by Larry Goffinet and Vince Luecke)

More than 30 Tell City High School students took part in what has become a local rite on the opening day of Tell City’s basketball sectional: riding bicycles to the host site. Boonville was the destination for Tuesday’s riders and many wore period jerseys and helmets. Faculty accompanied students and they watched the Marksmen defeat intra-county rival Perry Central.

CANNELTON – Priscilla Phillips wants to help make Cannelton cleaner, more fun for families and more attractive to businesses and tourists.

That’s why the Democrat filed for the District 1 seat on the Cannelton Common Council, she said. Residing at 320 Dodge St., she called herself a stay-at-home mom who, if elected, will “have the capability to address any issues and concerns you may have pertaining to the city.”

TELL CITY – Grants to Tell City and Cannelton to help fund certification of their floodwalls are the first in the state awarded by the Office of Community and Rural Affairs and Tell City Mayor Barbara Ewing credited her city’s persistence at obtaining the needed money.